The Small Loan Study

Last registered on December 13, 2018

Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
The Small Loan Study
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0002756
Initial registration date
February 27, 2018

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
February 27, 2018, 7:38 PM EST

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Last updated
December 13, 2018, 9:24 AM EST

Last updated is the most recent time when changes to the trial's registration were published.

Locations

Region

Primary Investigator

Affiliation
MDRC

Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Affiliation
MDRC
PI Affiliation
MDRC

Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2014-03-01
End date
2021-12-31
Secondary IDs
Abstract
An experimental evaluation of a micro-lending program.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Hendra, Richard, Stephen Nunez and Kelsey Schaberg. 2018. "The Small Loan Study." AEA RCT Registry. December 13. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.2756-6.0
Former Citation
Hendra, Richard, Stephen Nunez and Kelsey Schaberg. 2018. "The Small Loan Study." AEA RCT Registry. December 13. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/2756/history/38887
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
See attached analysis plan
Intervention Start Date
2014-03-01
Intervention End Date
2020-03-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
earnings, material hardship
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
cluster randomized control trial
Experimental Design Details
See attached analysis plan
Randomization Method
randomization using computer
Randomization Unit
groups of potential borrowers
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
300 groups of potential borrowers
Sample size: planned number of observations
1500 individuals
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
210 groups of potential borrowers assigned to treatment
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
see attached analysis plan
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
MDRC IRB, New York, NY
IRB Approval Date
2013-01-01
IRB Approval Number
894273
Analysis Plan

Analysis Plan Documents

Grameen analysis plan revised 12/2018

MD5: 96ad1aa4bc70d47601c64fca2c31d82b

SHA1: 0aaf5964d19189893cf8cd9ae8a2ffbe599363c4

Uploaded At: December 13, 2018

Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

Study Withdrawal

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

Program Files
Reports, Papers & Other Materials

Relevant Paper(s)

Reports & Other Materials